Clothes-line hanger



(No Model.)

E. FRANK.

GLOTHES LINE HANGER.

No. 579,973. Patented Apr. 6, 1897.

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EML FRANK, OF RAHVA'Y, NEV JERSEY.

THS-LiNE SPECIFCTION forming part of Letters Patent No. 579,973, dated April 6, 1897.

Application filed November 4, 1896, Serial No. 611,000. (No modeld To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, EMIL FRANK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rahway, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful linprovements in Clothes-Line Hangers; and I do declare the 'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lett-ers and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to clothes-line hangers, and particularly to that class of hangers which are employed in order that the manipulator may retain one position while securing the garments to the line. Such hangers are usually secured to or contiguous to windowframes, the clothesline, which is run through pulleys mounted in convenient parts of' the hanger, reaching to other pulleys secured at a suitable distance from the window. By such an arrangement the clothes can be secured to the line from the window' and as fast as they are attached run out to dry.

The hanger which I have devised is preferably adapted to be secured just outside of the sash and to the window-frame.

My invention will be more fully described with reference to the drawings herewith, in which- Figure lis a perspective view of my hanger, showing in dotted lines a rope carried thereby. Fig. 2 is a view of my hanger, showing some portions thereof in elevation and some in cross-section, other portions being removed or broken away.

l is the bracket, consisting of cross-joint 2, the arms S and a, and the intermediate tube 5, said arms 3 and 4t being each provided at the ends thereof with a pulley G. These several parts are screwed together, as shown at a, l), and c. Tube 5 contains a spring d, one end of which abuts against the end of arm a where the parts a and 5 are joined, its other end abutting against a rivet e, which extends through a pin p, lying in said tube 5. The

reduced free end c of pin p is normally pushed out of the tube 5 into cross-joint 2 by the spring d, for a purpose hereinafter set forth.

he tube 5 has slots j' at opposite sides, enc being shown in dotted lines, Fig. l, and surrounding the tube is a sleeve '7, which is riveted to the body of the pin, the rivet passing through the slots f and constituting the abutment for one cud of the spring d, as already described. As a means for drawing back the pin, rings g are provided, preferably made integral with the sleeve.

he support for the bracket is described as follows: rlhrongh the cross-joint 2 extends the cross-bar 8, detachably secured by means of pin p, whose reduced end e', projecting into cross-joint 2, as above described, is adapted to fit inte holes fm. These holes may be placed in series, as shown in the drawings, so that the bracket may be detachably secured in any position on the support. One end of said cross-bar is made tubular to receive the end of an extension tl. rlhis end is furthermore provided with a set-screw o, which binds and secures in place the extension 9, which projects int-o this tubular portion of the crossbar S. Extension i) has a knob n near its free end, which latter is pointed, and between which and the knob a spring q is coiled about the extension and fastened to the knob.

rlhe extension should be of such length when it is fitted within the tubular end of the cross-bar that these two portions of the device together shall extend across the windowframe.

The free end of the cross-bar is flattened. This end of the cross-bar and the pointed end of the extension are respectively adapted to iit into holes specially provided therefor in the brackets .fr and y, which may be screwed to the window-frame. These brackets may be secured in any position, but when fastened within the sash-grooves, which, if so desired, may be done, they should of course be set flush with the surface of the frame of the window, so as not to interfere with the sash as it descends.

The pulley ends of arms 3 and 4 are bent outward, so `that a rope run through the pulleys will pass clear of the different parts ol the han ger, the manipulator grasping the rope between the pulleys when it is desired to move it. By mea-ns of clamps 7L L, provided with set-screws fi t" and secured to the crossbar S on either side of the cross-joint, the

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bracket may be held more securely Yfrom a lateral movement Whenever the point c of pin p is not in one of the holes m'.

By releasing set-screw o the support majT be lengthened or shortened at will. By releasing clamps 7L h' and drawing` back pin p, the end of which projects into one of the holes m in the cross-bar, the two main portions ot' the device may be adjusted or detached.

It is obvious that when the pin p is drawn back the bracket may be turned upon the cross-bar S as a pivot, so as to bring' one end of said bracket nearer to the operator.

It Will be noticed that the spring on the end of extension 9 is intended to push against bracket a", so that the tendency will be to force the Whole hanger toward the opposite side of the Window-frame, thus iirmly securing,r the hanger and preventing anylooseness and playv between the han ger and the windowframe.

By the several means vfor adjusting above referred to it is seen that my hanger can be made to iit various sizes of Window-frames and can be detachably secured thereto without separating the different parts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. in a clothes-line hanger, a telescopic su pport, a spring contiguous to one end of said support, brackets for the ends of said support adapted to be secured to the side pieces of a window-frame, and a pulley-bracket latera-llj1 adjustable en said support, substantially as described.

In a clothes-line hanger, a support, a spring contiguous to one end oi' said support7 brackets for the ends of said support adapted te be secured to the side pieces of a window- Vtraine, apulley-braeket laterally adjustable on said support and a means for locking said bracket to said support, sulnitantially as described.

3. Aclothes-linehanger consisting` of a support adapted to be secured to the sido pieces of a Window-frame, a bracket `for the clothesline carried by said support and ccmnlnisingr a tubular portion laterally zuljustable on the support and pulley-arms extending` from the endsI of said tubular portion, a springactl.- ated pin inclosed by said tubular portion l'or locking the bracket against lateral .movement upon said support, and means vfor drawing back said pin, substantially as described.

in testimony whereof l. al'lix my signal uro in presence ot two witnesses.

Vitnesses:

Winnaar: i?. 'rami/Lun, (l. l1. Munten. 

